Placing Devices on the Map in Dashboard

Benefits

Placing devices on the map provides high-level information on the health of all networks in an organization via the Organization > Overview page (see example below). The maps will group the networks by geographic location and visually indicate networks that are healthy or have devices that are offline. The administrator can then further investigate locations across the globe that may be experiencing network outages or issues.

Additionally, placing devices on a map or floor plan helps administrators monitor their networks and, in the case of access points, helps the units approximate the location of client devices on the network as displayed by the blue circle in the image below (see Location Deployment Guidelines).

Air Marshal information such as the location of rogue and other SSIDs on the LAN is more accurately depicted. For more information on this feature, please reference the Air Marshal article.

The Location Analytics feature for Meraki MR access points also leverages maps to overlay its data on a floor plan or Google map, which can provide valuable information on guest/user foot traffic flows within certain parts of a store or building.

Uploading Custom Floor Plans

Custom floor plans can be used to visually organize devices based on their physical locations throughout a building. These floor plans can then be used on various other pages in dashboard that utilize maps, such as Air Marshal and the Location Heatmaps.

Custom floor plans can be uploaded to dashboard under Network-wide > Monitor > Maps & floor plans. For more information, refer to the Using a Floor Plan or Custom Map in Dashboard article. 

How to Place Devices on the Map in Dashboard